A storm system will continue to dump rain on the Tri-State throughout the day today, and will bring a chance for severe weather to the region tonight as a cold front sweeps through.

In a briefing posted to YouTube this morning, National Weather Service Meteorologist Chris Noles pegged 9 p.m. as the time when a line of stronger thunderstorms will reach the Evansville area. Damaging winds will be the main concern with the storms, though a few tornadoes are possible, as well.

The biggest question, Noles said, is whether there will be enough instability in the atmosphere ahead of the cold front to spark severe weather.

"We don't need a whole lot of instability. We don't need a very warm, unstable afternoon or evening ... the winds are so strong that even a minimal amount of instability will result in severe weather," Noles said.

"Usually what we end up seeing (in these scenarios) are pockets of severe winds, and there could be a brief tornado or two along the leading edge of the stronger line segments," Noles said. "We do not expect widespread severe weather or strong tornadoes."